Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

IBI 103 — Introduction to Linguistics I

IBI department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

differentiate between the different branches of linguistics
demonstrate the demarcation between natural language and forms of languages
relate the evolution of human language to real life situation
analyse language families effectively, and
appreciate the importance of linguistics to people in all spheres of life

Course contents

Meaning of Linguistics. The scope and the applications of linguistics. Branches of linguistics - descriptive, historical, comparative, socio-linguistics, applied linguistics (book publishing, machine translation, language teaching, language documentation, speech science and pathology, etc). Meaning of language.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study IBI 103.

IBI 103 — Introduction to Linguistics I

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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